[Speaking of Christ]: "This is the one who was from the beginning, who appeared as new yet proved to be old, and is always young as he is born in the hearts of the saints. This is the Eternal One, who today is accounted a Son, through whom the church is enriched and grace is unfolded and multiplied among the saints."
- The Epistle to Diognetus, 2nd century
(Painting: "Christ," by Rembrandt, c.1650, oil on oak panel)